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John Ford

"It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor."

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"It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor."

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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

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"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

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"It's a lot easier, I think, to be an actor in a movie than to spin a joke on a sitcom."

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"All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor."

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"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

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"For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared."

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"And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor."

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"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."

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"Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew."

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